adj. Marked by discrepancy; disagreeing. [Middle English discrepaunt, from Latin discrepāns, discrepant-, present participle of discrepāre, to disagree : dis-, apart; see DIS- + crepāre, to rattle.] dis·crepant·ly adv. |
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